Homestyle 'friar's' cake

Name: Homestyle 'friar's' cake
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 20 slices
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 280 g almonds, ground with skins; 280 g powdered sugar; 7 eggs; 80 g dark chocolate, cut into cubes; 40 g candied citron peel, finely chopped; 30 g breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp butter for the tray; 1 pinch cinnamon

Time: 1 hour 10 minutes20 slicesapprox. 190 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 5 g protein / serving

Home-style friar's cake is a rich almond sweet from old Hungarian cooking: flourless in spirit, almond-based, with small pieces of chocolate and candied citron. It all comes together in a single tray. With so little flour (breadcrumbs), it is nearly gluten-free, and the crumbs can be replaced with ground almonds.

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Method

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Preheat the oven to 180 °C (165 °C fan). Grease a 24x34 cm tray with butter and line with parchment.
Separate the eggs. Beat the yolks with the powdered sugar in a stand mixer for 5-6 minutes until fluffy.
Fold in the ground almonds, cinnamon, chocolate cubes, candied citron and breadcrumbs.
Whip the whites with a pinch of salt to stiff peaks and gently fold into the mixture in two additions.
Smooth the batter into the tray and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown and a skewer in the center comes out clean. If the top browns too fast, cover with foil.
Cool in the tray, then cut into squares. Dust with powdered sugar or glaze with chocolate. Covered, it stays soft for 5 days.

Based on: Malatinszky Fanny szakácskönyve (a classic Hungarian cookbook), modernised. Calories and protein are estimated.

Tips

Fold the egg whites gently to keep the batter airy.
Cut the chocolate into small cubes so it does not sink.
The flavors come together by the next day.
For a gluten-free version, use ground almonds instead of breadcrumbs.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it keep?

5-6 days in a closed box, 2 months frozen.

Instead of almonds?

Walnuts or hazelnuts also work.

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